File:Stamp 1937 Australia MiNr0138A pm B002.jpg

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Stamp of Australia; 1937; definitive stamp of the series "British King George V + birds + animals + etc. (I)"; stamp motive shows a portrait of the British Queen Elisabeth I (with crown, frontal portrait, with white area around head, "AUSTRALIA" in thin characters and outlined); stamp produced under supervision of the British "Royal Mail" (founded 1516) for "Commonwealth stamps"; Her full name was "Elisabeth Angela Marguerite Bows-Lyon"; She was also Empress of India and Duchess of York.; not confirmed: court photographer Bertram Park gave a photography from Elizabeth I from 1912 to the studio of Dorothy Wildings in 1937 in order to she can let produce this stamp, engraving by Edmund Dulac); wedding: 12th May 1937; coronation: 13th May 1937; stamp postmarked
Stamp: Michel: No. 138A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 111 (B); Scott: No. 167
Color: emerald green
Watermark: Australia No. 6 (multiple characters "C OF A" in mirror writing + crown, vertical, upwards)
Nominal value: 1 d (Pence)

Postage validity: from 10 May 1937
date QS:P,+1937-05-10T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1937-05-10T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 18.0 x 21.5 mm
Date (first issue date of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) (1901-1975) of the Australian Federal Government under supervision of the British Royal Mail
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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color variations and print errors to this stamp are known, green stamp à 1 d is at Yvert & Tellier as "incorrect" listed

  • The same stamp, mint, engraver Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)
    The same stamp, mint, engraver Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)
  • The Duke and Duchess of York in 1927
    The Duke and Duchess of York in 1927
  • The Queen Elisabeth I in her coronation gown (coronation: 13th May 1937) by Gerald Kelly
    The Queen Elisabeth I in her coronation gown (coronation: 13th May 1937) by Gerald Kelly
  • Queen Elisabeth I in 1938
    Queen Elisabeth I in 1938
Picture description Queen Elisabeth I with crown and white area around head
First day of issue
Publisher "Postmaster-General's Department" (PMG) (1901-1975) of the Australian Federal Government under supervision of the British Royal Mail
Design Edmond Dulac (1882-1953) after a photography by Dorothy Wildings (Bertram Park)
Printer "Harrison & Sons", London (R.A. Harrisons)
Printing technique Recess printing or Photogravure (both occured)
Perforation Comb perforation, K 13½ : 13¾,

Comb perforation, K 13¼ : 14 (other source),
Comb perforation, K 14½ : 14 (other source)

MICHEL Nr. Australien (AU), Nr. 138A
SCOTT Nr. Australia (AU) No. 167

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